16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; children as young as 10 years of age have been conscripted into the armed forces; the enrollment of children is still not prohibited (2007)
Military Branches
National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008)
Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49: 1,878,544
Females age 16-49: 1,851,676 (2008 est.)
Manpower Fit for Military Service
Males age 16-49: 1,083,899
Females age 16-49: 1,062,488 (2008 est.)
Manpower Reaching Militarily Significant Age Annually
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